You'd think the Imperial Palace would be mobbed with tourists, but it's not. You can credit the lack of crowds to an application policy, which limits the number of visitors. That's because the ...

Japanese Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako wave to well-wishers from a balcony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo during a New ...

Japan's Emperor Naruhito and his family waved from a balcony window to throngs of New Year's well-wishers, some shouting, ...

The tower doesn't quite scrape the skyline like the 59-meter-high main keep of Edo Castle once did, but the miniature version of it now at Tokyo's Imperial Palace is still nothing to sneeze at.

Emperor Naruhito will move into the Imperial Palace. What will they do? Pretty much what most retired ... the BBC's Yuko Kato in Tokyo says. While there's been a lot more support for Emperor ...

But, after a series of traditional rituals inside the imperial palace in Tokyo, his ascension has now ... while Mr Abe will host a banquet in the evening. A pretty huge deal.

TOKYO -- Behind-the-scenes photos ... traditions of the Imperial Family, the nature of the Imperial Palace and events hosted by the Imperial Household Agency. Introductions of other Imperial ...

Japan’s Emperor Naruhito and his family greeted New Year’s well-wishers who gathered at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo Thursday morning. (AP Video by Mayuko Ono) ...